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Saturday, April 30, 2016

Acapulco Lips are an amazing psych/surf band hailing from Seattle, Washington and consisting of Maria-Elena Juarez - Bass/Vocals; Christopher Garland - Guitar/Vocals; Davy Berruyer - Drums. The Seattle trio just released their self titled debut album "Acapulco Lips" earlier this month on the freshly-minted Killroom Records.

The band started out in 2012 and the trio is bound together by a studied adoration towards the loud, reckless, rebellious sonic traditions of psych, garage, soul, and surf rock. What comes out of these obsessions is the interpretation of the band’s favorite Sixties sounds, from transporting guitar jangles, assertively revved up percussion, boogie-friendly bass breakdowns, topped with disarmingly charming melodies.

Just listen to my favorite track, "Tonight", and you too will surrender to Maria's sugary voice and to the band's take on intemporel rock'n'roll.

Maria supplies the vox on top and the bass below, galvanizing their live performances with radiant, bubbling style and energy on stage. Guitar player Christopher delivers waves of surf solos distorted through a thick layer of fuzz. Davy brings his drumming to the front of your ears and the tips of your tapping toes, his approach steeped in classic rock ‘n’ roll stylings.This is a brilliant debut record that is very strongly recommended. Purchase it Here:

Everybody knows Patrick Boissel's fondness for everything HEAVY BLUES related, so it's not a big surprise the band's debut album is released on Alive Naturalsound. This is exactly where this band belongs. And the record label aptly points out that SULFUR CITY is the first female-fronted band on Alive!But what a band: a very tight rhythm section that keeps on pulsating all through the 11 original tracks, a keyboard player whose groovy organ loops sometimes bring to mind the late 60's Brian Auger, a guitar player and co-leader of the band who's an expert in heavy riffing.

And then there is singer/electric washboard player Lori Paradis, often seen as Grace Slick, Patti Smith and Janis Joplin all rolled in one. Lori has been a truck driver on a construction crew, a bartender and a house painter among other odd jobs. And this reflects in her lyrics. Where Patti Smith's rants were all about poetry, Lori's ones are more about social comments ("Pockets" : " There is nothing in this world that is free except a whole lotta love and some misery. You got the government, you got the corporations, you got the welfare line all trying to keep you down, all trying to keep you silent!") or alienation by television ("War going on").

Sulfur City refers to band's home town. A mining community where sulfur has been pumping into the air since 1928. It made the landscape black, dirty and the air thick and heavy. It's something Lori and the guys can relate to and has influenced the music they write. You can feel that this band is for real and that they mean every word they write.

“Talking Loud” was recorded at the infamous Gas Station Recording studio by Dale Morningstar (Cowboy Junkies, Neko Case) : the result is a fantastic heavy blues album with a strong political view. Highly recommended if you don't wanna die a moron. This item will be released on May 27 2016. Pre-order it here : http://www.alive-records.com/

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Outrageous Cherry ‎– Wide Awake In The Spirit World: The Best Of Outrageous CherryIn Flac - Scans are included1What Have You Invented Today?2Stay Right Here For A Little While3Girl You Have Magic Inside You4Why Don't We Talk About Something Else5Pretty Girls Go Insane6Saturday Afternoon7Young And Miserable8More Than Blue9Our Love Will Change The World10This Evening11New Creature12The Book Of Spectral Projections13Wide Awake In The Spirit World14A Song For Someone Sometimes15Girl You Have Magic Inside You (Acoustic)16See You Next Time

Detroit's Outrageous Cherry has been making stunning psych-pop records since 1993, and WIDE AWAKE IN THE SPIRIT WORLD: THE BEST OF OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY compiles sixteen cuts from the band s five studio albums on Rainbow Quartz. With a psychedelic Pop furor that suggests the Move circa 1967...and a sweet melodicism that shivers with Beatlesque chills...Outrageous Cherry folds their trippy influences into a dense and insistent recipe that howls like the Electric Prunes on a Pretty Things tribute with dashes of See Emily Play-era Pink Floyd.

What really comes across on this record is the band's energy and dynamism - the wide range of influences bounce off each other explosively, creating a sound with a definite and unique edge. There is a riotous sense of fun in the party groove attitude of tracks like "Party Girl", "When You Gonna Learn" and "The Jinx"; whilst the downtempo tracks ooze cult cool on "Catwoman' Strut" and "Burlesque Queen", co-written with Tura Satana, star of the film "Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill" and sung smokily by Kay Elizabeth. Then there are the surf-guitar instrumentals, "Eat My Dust A Phonic" opens the album with a high speed trip down a 60's speedway complete with samples, whilst Mariachi horns add spice to the surf groove of "Showman Twang Tiki Gods". The delta-blues of "Wrecking My Life" adds to the nostalgic Americana and we are even treated to an Instrumental version of the Sonic's "Shot Down" and a tribute to a certain influence on "Take It From Diddley".

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Insomniacs - Wake Up In WAV -Scans are included1Walpurgis Urges2Outta Her Mind3I've Been Around4The Pop Cycle5You Make It Move6My Favorite Story7Goin' Out Of My Mind8I've Got Mine9Time Ticks By10The World Disappears11Sunshine Girl12Nothing Is Real

Tracks 1-6 from The Insomniacs 10", released 4/94.
Tracks 7-8 from Goin' Out Of My Mind 7"released 12/93 courtesy of Outer Limits Records.
Tracks 9-10 from Time Ticks By / The World Disappears 7" released 11/92 courtesy of Umbrella Records. Tracks 11-12 from My Favorite Story 7" released 9/91 courtesy of Umbrella Records.

Warm Soda – Reaction 7"In wav - Scans are included1.Reaction2.In Another World
"Reaction" was the first single of Warm Soda, released right after the demise of The Bare Wires.

Warm Soda – Renegade Mode 7"In wav - Scans are included1.Renegade Mode 2.No Place To Fall
"Renegade Mode" is the latest of Warm Soda's singles to this day and I personally consider this as one of Matthew Melton's best songs ever. Backed with the very footstomping "No Place To Fall".

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Bare Wires - Idle DreamsIn wav - Scans are includedA1Impossible ThingsA2With Her Own EyesA3Idle DreamsA4Chasing TimeA5JuliaA6Don't Leave Me HereB1Starting To SeeB2Book Of LiesB3Psychic WindB4Stallion Of The Streets ForeverB5One More Hour Of LoveB6School Days Are Over

Front man Matthew Melton of Bare Wires seemed to care about two things: writing hook heavy garage songs and taking these songs on the road every chance he could get. Whether he was touring the U.S. with Thee Oh Sees, opening for Mark Sultan in Europe, or playing a house show somewhere in between, the band just never stopped.Yet, after spending the last three years being the uncontested kings of the road, Bare Wires are dead. The Oakland staple crumbled during SXSW this year. After failed performances one member ended up hospitalized and another MIA. Melton packed up the van and headed home, knowing that Bare Wires had run its course.

From the ruins of this tour comes the last Bare Wires record. The album unintentionally takes us through the Bare Wires timeline. Melton’s influences unfold from his early worship of Stooges/Gories to the later imprints of Glam/Power Pop-heavy records recalling T-Rex and Gary Glitter. Although it may not have been evident while churning out these final bittersweet songs that this would be the end of Bare Wires. Melton certainly made it count. From the ashes of Bare Wires comes Melton’s final masterpiece, Idle Dreams.

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Crusaders Of Love - Take It Easy... But Take It! In wav - Scans are includedA1Never Grow UpA2It All Ends That WayA3Ready To Show Our LoveA4Next SummerA5Realm Of DeathA6Off The StreetB1DreamingB2Make ItB3Lonely CityB4Nowhere On TimeB5A Place Were All Going

Duncan Reid and the Big Heads - "Bombs Away"

BABY SHAKES - Turn it Up

Tales of Treachery & The Nefarious Deeds of The Scurrilous Resurrection Men

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Kepi Ghoulie - Lost And Lovin' It!

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Los Pepes - Los Pepes For Everyone

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THE ROLE MODELS - "Forest Lawn"

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Juvie - You ain't gonna Rock and Roll no more

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SEVEN LONG YEARS - Love me now and hate me later

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The BACKSEAT ANGELS : Saturday Night Shakes

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Thee MARTIAN BOYFRIENDS! BACK FROM PLANET FUZZZZZ

I've been ranting about these little green men with a huge organ for months, now it's time for you to go and buy this stuff. This is simply the best 60's garage band ever. And remember where you read it first! NO HUMAN WILL GET OUT ALIVE....